Chapter 483: Behind the Scenes

"See, Dad, I told you Quan-chan was very powerful." Junko leaned over to her father, happy like a child.

Yagyu Kota squeezed out a smile, thinking to himself, this is more than just powerful; it's extremely powerful.

Although he also knew the Yagyu family's unique skill—Mutōdori—his proficiency was far inferior to his father's. Under such high physical consumption, it was very difficult to take the weapon from Miss Luo Quan's hand.

The flying sword just now was his last move. If they continued to fight, he would definitely lose more than win.

"Director Luo, we have already filmed that fight just now. To be responsible, this is definitely the most wonderful fight I have ever seen in my filming career!" The assistant director walked over, followed by two action directors who looked excited.

"Hmm, I'll do the post-production editing and dubbing." Miss Luo Quan's emotions didn't have much ripples, perhaps because she was a bit listless in spirit and body after the intense exercise just now.

Sitting for ten minutes, feeling that she had recovered, Miss Luo Quan continued her work.

Because the actors invited this time all had a quite good foundation in Kendo, Miss Luo Quan just explained the fighting scenes simply, and everyone understood it immediately, so the filming process was quite smooth.

All the fighting scenes took ten days in total, including the second fighting scene between Miss Luo Quan and Yagyu Kota.

This part wasn't played freely by the two, but followed the script. The moves that appeared in the original work also appeared one after another.

In order to show the "flying" in "Flying Heaven Imperial Sword Style," Miss Luo Quan hung on wires and flew back and forth several times in this fight. Although the speed didn't look very fast, after acceleration, it would show a quite swift and fierce visual effect.

When the most difficult fighting scenes were filmed one by one, the task of the entire crew became much easier. Miss Luo Quan didn't need to do everything herself and began to let the assistant director share the filming of the literary scenes for her.

After all, the fighting scenes were the essence of the movie and couldn't have the slightest slack.

As for the literary scenes, just follow the lines. Except for Junko, the supporting actors were all powerful, and they all had their own understanding of the roles they played, so there wouldn't be any "reading the lines" situation.

Big production. As an investor who wasn't short of money, Miss Luo Quan would absolutely not let any "crooked melons and cracked dates" enter her crew. From people to props, they were all the best in Japan.

The movie was filming in an orderly manner. Miss Luo Quan, whose workload was reduced, also took on the role of a movie publicist, occasionally sending some stills and behind-the-scenes footage to Twitter to maintain the heat for the movie.

In order to save time, she didn't intend to spend more than half a month traveling everywhere to promote after the movie production was completed.

Promote while filming. After production was completed and sent for review, it could be scheduled for release. This could maximize the heat she had gained during this period.

As the most watched star in Japan, almost every move she made could reach the Japanese hot search. This terrifying traffic gathering intensity was something other stars envied and could never obtain.

There was no way. Her series of operations in Japan the year before last was too fan-attracting, and there was the full cooperation of the government. Her name appeared on all TV stations, radio, internet, and even newspapers, to the point where her national popularity had expanded to the point where everyone knew her.

Achievements that other stars struggled for a lifetime to achieve, Miss Luo Quan only took half a year.

Now that the accumulation was completed, the next was all her harvest time.

"'Rurouni Kenshin' poster leaked!"

Miss Luo Quan used a clickbait title to post the movie poster inside.

The poster was her wearing a red haori, and the action in her hand was in a sword-drawing posture.

When filming the poster, the sword in Miss Luo Quan's hand was the real thing borrowed from Yagyu Kota, so the drawn sword body was smooth and shiny, and like Miss Luo Quan's eyes, it flashed with cold light.

The composition of the entire poster was also very simple: the protagonist was drawing the sword, and the focus was mainly on the protagonist's look.

Different from the female characters Miss Luo Quan had played before, in this movie, her makeup was obviously thicker, but the effect wasn't to make her face more gorgeous, but just to make her well-defined face slightly rounder.

And after such a heroic still photo came out, it also attracted quite a lot of fans to watch and comment:

"I thought it was something leaked. Happy for nothing."

"This sword-drawing look is too handsome. This momentum is simply like a real swordsman."

"The cross scar on the left cheek is so stylish, and this hairstyle is simply like a lion."

"Am I the only one who found that the character's face in the photo is different from the person herself?"

"Didn't notice until you said it. It feels like a mixed-race. The white features aren't so obvious!"

"Indeed, the nose isn't so high, and the curve of the jaw is also rounder. Is this PS?"

"It doesn't feel like PS, more like makeup. If you keep using PS when filming a movie, it's easy to get a paralyzed face. Miss Luo Quan wouldn't make such a mistake."

"In order to make the character she plays not so awkward, Miss Luo Quan has also taken great pains."

"I can't wait to see this movie. Who can tell me how long it will be until it's released?"

"The movie has only been filming for half a month. How can it be so fast? At least wait another month."

"Not necessarily. Miss Luo Quan's production speed has always been very fast. Didn't 'Resident Evil' only take a month to complete production?"

"That's true."

To be honest, these fans really understood Miss Luo Quan quite well. Whether it was guessed or analyzed, the filming progress of "Rurouni Kenshin" was indeed much faster than most people imagined.

Mainly because the script was ready-made, there was no need to make any changes at all. And the fighting scenes were filmed so smoothly that a group of practitioners completed many actions that ordinary extras needed half a day to do in a few strokes.

With everything going smoothly, it was hard not to be fast.

But wanting to finish filming in a month like "Resident Evil," there was no such fast speed.

Conservatively estimated, it would take another twenty days to finish. By the time it was released, it would probably be the end of June, and it was expected to meet the audience with "Titanic."

Generally speaking, big productions and big productions would avoid each other's schedules to avoid conflict and confrontation.

However, the types of "Rurouni Kenshin" and "Titanic" were completely different, and one was an English romance film and the other was a Japanese action film, so there was no major competitive relationship.

So Miss Luo Quan wasn't worried that her movie would be split by the "big ship" for too much box office.

Even, there might be a situation of mutual benefit between the two.

Imagine, when people enter the cinema to watch the annual tear-jerker "Titanic," the whole person's emotions might fall into depression and sadness.

And at this moment when relief and release were needed, "Rurouni Kenshin" was right next door. Such a hot-blooded and refreshing action film would definitely become everyone's first choice.

The same was true for the other way around. So even if it was in the same schedule as a movie like "Titanic," Miss Luo Quan was still full of confidence.

Although the Japanese movie market wasn't as huge as China's, it was definitely not small, and there hadn't been any blockbusters in recent years. The hottest movie a while ago was the anime "Spirited Away," which accumulated a box office of over 10 billion yen.

Speaking of which, the theme song of this movie was sung by Miss Luo Quan. After the movie was released, the theme song "Always with Me" was on the music hot list for a period of time. However, because this was a movie soundtrack and not a specially sold single, Miss Luo Quan didn't get much money.

But undoubtedly, this would become another highlight in Miss Luo Quan's classic Japanese songs, and with the existence of "Spirited Away," it would also be mentioned constantly.

Just like the song title, the two would be "always with me."

And as the musician Miss Luo Quan who wrote such a song, even if she was busy filming a movie, she still couldn't avoid being asked to compose and write songs.

If the one asking for a song was an ordinary singer, Miss Luo Quan wouldn't need to waste too much breath and would just politely refuse.

But this time, it was a Japanese government official who came to the set to visit in person.

"Miss Luo Quan-san, I am Fujita, the vice president of the Japan Olympic Committee. I came here this time because there is something I want to trouble you with." This short, bearded man with round-framed glasses suddenly appeared on the set, which surprised Miss Luo Quan, who was arranging the actors.

Seeing that this vice president's tone was so polite, Miss Luo Quan also greeted him with a smile: "Vice President Fujita, what made you come to find me in person? Wouldn't it be fine to send me an email?"

Vice President Fujita said softly: "In fact, I had already sent an email three days ago, but there has been no reply until now."

"Ah?" Miss Luo Quan's face was a bit awkward. "There's such a thing?"

She hurriedly opened her mailbox. There were indeed a lot of unread emails, but they were all recent ones.

And for the previous ones, she basically selected all and threw them into the trash can.

In fact, Miss Luo Quan's mailbox had long been unused since it was leaked. Emails from fans, advertising cooperation, and media would be sent every day, at least one or two thousand a day. In such a situation, it was impossible for her to distinguish which ones she needed to see and which ones were spam emails she didn't need.

Simply, she just didn't look at any of them and deleted them all directly.

Anyway, if there was something really important to find her, she could always get her phone number through other channels.

And if she could be called, it meant it had a certain relationship with her acquaintances. It was fine to answer such calls.

And another situation was to come directly to the door to call her, such as Vice President Fujita in front of her.

Of course, she definitely wouldn't let Vice President Fujita know that she had thrown his email directly into the trash can; that would be too disrespectful.

"I'm really sorry. I've been busy with the movie recently and haven't checked my mailbox for a long time, so I didn't see it." Miss Luo Quan quickly exited the Google Mail app and apologized to Vice President Fujita.

"It doesn't matter. We can talk about things more clearly when we meet." Vice President Fujita didn't care at all, still wearing a smile on his face: "My intention in coming this time is actually very simple. It's mainly to ask you to compose some songs for the Olympics."

"Although your 'Don't Give Up' has become the official cheering song for the Tokyo Olympics, one is obviously not enough, and there is also a shortage of promotional songs."

Although there wasn't only her among the singers in Japan who could write these songs, since they were willing to let her come, it was also trust in her. Moreover, writing a few songs wouldn't take much time. Anyway, it was all work:

"No problem. I'll prepare it later, and when it's finished, I'll send the songs to you."

"Then regarding the fees..."

"Free of charge. However, if there is any income after the songs are released, just donate it to the disabled children in Japan." Miss Luo Quan's approach was as kind as ever.

"I don't know what to say. You are truly worthy of being a national idol." Vice President Fujita praised her quite cheesily.

After the matter was settled, Miss Luo Quan let the assistant director watch the set, and she directly took out her computer to start producing the songs.

For the Olympics, there were many themes that could be expressed.

For example, "higher, faster, stronger," striving for victory. However, using "Don't Give Up" to carry these themes was enough. This national-level cheering song was now known by every elementary and middle school student in Japan. As long as the music started, it was immediately a chorus of the whole audience, even more orderly than the national anthem.

Even if she wrote more, she couldn't write a cheering song better than it.

However, besides that, world peace was also a major theme of the Olympics.

On this big stage of competition, people from all over the world, of different skin colors and races, gathered together to present the highest level of sports performances to the world under fair and just rules (except for South Korea).

This was a major manifestation of peace.

And among Japanese songs, there were too many that could embody this theme.

Miss Luo Quan's thoughts moved slightly, and she had the answer.

"Who was that just now?" Junko, who was acting opposite the supporting role on the other side of the set, walked over and asked Miss Luo Quan.

Just now she saw an uncle talking to Quan-chan, and after finishing, he left, and Quan-chan also handed over the director's affairs to the assistant director, so she was a bit curious.

"It's Vice President Fujita of the Japan Olympic Committee, who came to ask me to write songs for the Olympics." Miss Luo Quan typed a few times on the computer and typed out the song title.

Junko looked over and read it softly: "'Castle in the Sky'... What an artistic song title. Is it a story about something happening in the sky?"

"You could say that. However, the core of the story is anti-war." Miss Luo Quan emphasized the words "anti-war."

Now there were quite a few artistic works in Japan that shouted the name of anti-war, but in reality, they were opposing the defeat of the war.

A difference of one word, but it was a world of difference.

Seeing these young artistic creators, Miss Luo Quan preferred those older artists. They had experienced that era, so it was harder to distinguish right from wrong.

"Or rather, this is a song praising peace, which is actually quite consistent with the theme of the Olympics. If children were to sing it in a chorus, with a group of white peace doves behind them, the scene would definitely be very moving." Miss Luo Quan typed the lyrics while conceiving the best way to sing this song. ===== CHAPTER 484 =====